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<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determine how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
Verify that RiOS is configured to enforce password complexity that requires at least one numeric character. Navigate to the device Management Console Navigate to Configure >> Security >> Password Policy Verify that "Minimum Numerical Characters:" is set to "1" If "Minimum Numerical Characters:" is not set to "1", this is a finding.
Configure RiOS to enforce a password complexity that requires at least one numerical character. Navigate to the device Management Console Navigate to Configure >> Security >> Password Policy Set the value of "Minimum Numerical Characters:" to "1" Click "Apply" Navigate to the top of the web page and click "Save" to save these settings permanently